E17 - As my sleeves are wet with dew

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SIGN    Chihayafuru 3
SIGN    Chihayafuru 3
SIGN    Verse 17
SIGN    As my
    sleeves
    are wet
     with
    dew
[01:12] Guy
    We will now begin the 59th Master
    and 57th Queen matches.
[01:18] Guy
    First, you will draw sides.
[01:20] Guy
    For the Master match,
    these two envelopes contain
[01:23] Guy
    "The fall paddy shacks"
    and "May the scarlet."
SIGN    Emperor Tenji The fall paddy shacks have rough thatching as my sleeves are wet with dew
SIGN    Minister of the Right Sanjo May the scarlet kadsuras of Mount Afusaka live up to their name and allow us this secret rendezvous
[01:26] Guy
    You will add the card you
    draw to your layout.
[01:29] Guy
    In the second match, you will switch.
SIGN    Minister of the Right Sanjo May the scarlet kadsuras of Mount Afusaka live up to their name and allow us this secret rendezvous
SIGN    Emperor Tenji The fall paddy shacks have rough thatching as my sleeves are wet with dew
[01:36] Chihaya
    Why do they use those two cards?
[01:38] Taichi
    Well, because...
[01:39] Kanade
    I can understand "The fall paddy shacks,"
[01:42] Kanade
    since Emperor Tenji wrote it and
    he's enshrined at Omi Jingu.
[01:45] Nishida
    Yeah, and "May the scarlet..."
[01:46] Nishida
    The first characters in its first and second
    verse form "meijin," the word for "Master."
SIGN    Mei
SIGN    Jin
SIGN    Master
[01:52] Chihaya
    That's a good omen!
[01:54] Kitano
    It's just some silly wordplay!
[01:56] Chihaya
    Then what do they use in
    the Queen match?
SIGN    Councilor Sei
SIGN    Lady Murasaki
SIGN    Ohhhh! Ahh, right Makes sense now Okay! That's easy to understand I get it Uh-huh, uh-huh Ooooh Huh Rival female poets I get it!! Even an amateur can understand that! Got it Feels like a rivalry Ooh Two ladies who shine bright in literary history That makes sense
[02:03] Arata
    It's hard to see what's going on,
    but this is kinda fun in its own way.
[02:12] Sumire
    But why is Queen Wakamiya-san
    wearing her hair like that?
[02:15] Sumire
    It's so out of place.
[02:16] Chihaya
    What are you talking about, Sumire-chan?!
[02:19] Chihaya
    That's the hairstyle of Snowmaru's girlfriend,
    Snowhime! She's the hottest thing right now!
SIGN    Maybe I'll try it, too
[02:23] Chihaya
    Shinobu-chan's so stylish!
[02:26] Judge
    Please lay out your cards.
SIGN    Of course, her pouch is also a new release
[02:29] Chihaya
    Shinobu-chan is serious.
[02:32] Chihaya
    She really means to defend her title.
[02:35] Shinobu
    This is heavy.
[02:37] Shinobu
    Can I really take cards with
    these sleeves weighing me down?
[02:41] Shinobu
    But...
[02:43] Shinobu
    Grandma chose it for me.
[02:55] Shinobu
    Her face is so calm and gentle...
[02:59] Guy
    Inokuma-san certainly looks like
    she belongs here.
[03:02] Guy
    There's a dignity to her, whereas
    Wakamiya-san looks a bit out of place.
[03:07] Guy
    Of course...
[03:08] Guy
    The same could be said about
    the Master match, too.
[03:11] Guy
    What? Where's the Master?
[03:14] Guy
    Where's Suo-kun?
[03:17] Chihaya
    I'm going to the restroom.
[03:18] Taichi
    You should've gone before
    memorization time started.
[03:20] Chihaya
    Sorry. I'm just nervous.
[03:26] Suo
    What? You don't know how?
[03:28] Suo
    But you at least know how to
    use a computer, don't you?
[03:31] Suo
    Go next door and ask Mr. Imamichi-san to...
[03:36] Suo
    What? He's at the New Year's bonfire?
[03:37] Guy
    Two minutes of memorization time remaining.
[03:39] Suo
    Forget it.
[03:45] Suo
    You...
[03:47] Chihaya
    What's he thinking? Talking on the
    phone during memorization time?
[03:50] Chihaya
    I hate this!
[03:52] Chihaya
    Dr. Harada's taking it
    so seriously, and he...
[03:54] Chihaya
    I hate this!
[03:56] Chihaya
    I hate that someone like him is the Master!
[03:59] (Flashback) Suo
    And you want to be Queen, too?
[04:01] (Flashback) Suo
    You can't.
[04:04] (Flashback) Suo
    After I win my fifth consecutive title,
     I'm going to retire.
[04:08] Chihaya
    If Dr. Harada wins, or even if he loses,
[04:11] Chihaya
    Suo-san will retire.
[04:13] Chihaya
    I'm glad.
[04:16] Chihaya
    I'm glad...
[04:19] Chihaya
    I'm... glad?
[04:22] Chihaya
    I hate that I'm having these thoughts
    at Omi Jingu, of all places.
[04:28] Chihaya
    I hate it!
[04:31] Chihaya
    Oh... Hiroshi-san...
[04:33] Sakura
    Oh?
[04:34] Sakura
    You're here, Ayase-san?
[04:36] Chihaya
    Coach Sakurazawa!
[04:37] Sudo
    Out of the way!
[04:45] Chihaya
    They're this year's card boys and card girls!
SIGN    What's that about? Coach! What are they doing? Those are some big cards... Teammates? This year's card boys and card girls They set up the cards there, too? Sakurazawa-san's a card girl! Someone explain what's happening
SIGN    Large cards with the unique syllables on them are set up on display boards to make it easier for the audience to follow what's happening in the match. They're added, removed, and relocated as the match plays out. Friends or younger members of the competitors' karuta societies are usually asked to do it.
SIGN    That makes sense Nice of you to explain it Thanks Long comment, wtg I see! Thanks for the clear explanation or younger members of the competitors' karuta societies are usually asked to do it. Are you a karuta player? Thanks!! That helps a lot! Now I can follow the match! I can see the card layouts... Thanks!
SIGN    Kinda happy
[05:06] Chihaya
    Tsuboguchi-san is handling
    Dr. Harada's cards,
[05:09] Chihaya
    and Sudo-san's doing the Master's.
[05:10] Chihaya
    Coach Sakurazawa has Inokuma-san's cards,
[05:12] Chihaya
    and Shinobu-chan's cards are...
[05:15] Chihaya
    Who is that?
SIGN    Yesterday, pre-match party
[05:18] Ise
    If you haven't asked anyone
    to be your card girl yet,
[05:22] Ise
    mind if I have someone from
    the Myojo Society do it?
SIGN    Kyoto Myojo Society Yuikawa Momo, Grade 4
[05:25] Momo
    Coach Ise said this was one
    way to gain experience,
[05:28] Momo
    but instead of Wakamiya-san...
[05:30] Momo
    I wanted to handle grade 6 Inokuma's cards!
[05:32] Momo
    And I can't believe grade 6
    Sakurazawa is so close to me!
[05:35] Momo
    Two people I admire so much!
[05:37] Momo
    My favorite match between the two of them
    was the 49th Queen match.
SIGN    Not a poetry nerd or even a karuta nerd
    A karuta player nerd
[05:42] Momo
    After Sakurazawa-san won the first round,
    the second round went to Inokuma-san...
[05:45] Momo
    Oh, yeah. She was Chihara-san at the time.
[05:47] Momo
    She started with a semi-double fault,
[05:48] Momo
    but bounced back and took five in a row,
    starting with "Impassionate"!
[05:51] Momo
    Sakurazawa couldn't keep up with the way
    she took cards, so the gap widened,
[05:55] Momo
    and then she committed a semi-double fault, too!
[05:56] Momo
    Just when I thought it was over, she—
[05:58] Sakura
    Hurry up with those cards, Yuikawa-san.
[06:00] Momo
    O-Of course, Sakurazawa-san!
[06:02] Chihaya
    If I...
[06:04] Chihaya
    If I were the challenger,
    who would I ask to do that?
SIGN    Leave it to me!
[06:07] Chihaya
    Kana-chan?
[06:08] Chihaya
    Sumire-chan?
[06:10] Chihaya
    Could I pick a boy?
SIGN    Yeah!
SIGN    I'll do it!
SIGN    Too small!
[06:11] Chihaya
    Porky, Desktomu, Tsukuba-kun...
[06:16] Chihaya
    Taichi?
[06:19] Chihaya
    Taichi might be in the Master match, though.
[06:33] Chihaya
    It's my dream... my wish.
[06:36] Chihaya
    This place...
SIGN    First Match Reader Komine Kazumitsu, Grade 8
[06:38] Guy
    Time's up. We will now begin.
[06:41] Sumire
    He's tiny!
[06:42] Tsukuba
    Are we sure he's not sitting down?
[06:45] Tsukuba
    Isn't the box too high for him?
SIGN    Anxious
SIGN    Anxious
[06:48] [POEM] Komine
    Naniwa Bay, now the flower
     blooms, but for winter
[06:56] Kanade
    Certified reader Komine, grade 8.
[06:56] [POEM] Komine
    Here comes spring, now the flower blooms
[06:58] Kanade
    With his beautiful voice that no one
    would expect from such a tiny body
[07:01] Kanade
    and his expansive resonance,
[07:02] Kanade
    he's likened to a luxury line of speakers
    from a famous audio brand
[07:06] Kanade
    and known to some as "Everest Komine"!
[07:06] [POEM] Komine
    Here comes spring, now the flower blooms
[07:08] Sumire
    He's so tiny, and they call him Everest?!
[07:16] [POEM] Komine
    While the autumn leaves...
[07:17] Harada
    Yes!
[07:20] Chihaya
    I hope what we see here
[07:22] Chihaya
    is the best karuta possible.
SIGN    Geh!
SIGN    Gaaaaaaaahhhhh Daaaamn What the heck lololol That's so wild Whoooooaaaaa they're faaaaaaaast Wow I can't see it Let's see it in slow-mo What the heck lol They're too fast What happened??? Fwoooo!!!! They're not human lolol I need a slow-mo replay lol Holy cow
[07:28] Chihaya
    Only the best!
[07:34] Taichi
    None...
[07:36] Sudo
    It's the Master match, and yet...
[07:39] Taichi
    He has no desire to win.
[07:42] Uozumi
    Once again this year,
[07:43] Uozumi
    the pinnacle of competitive karuta,
    the Master and Queen matches, have begun.
[07:47] Uozumi
    Our commentator for the first match
     won thirteen titles over her storied career.
[07:52] Uozumi
    She is Eternal Queen Watarai Tomoe.
[07:55] Watarai
    I thought it was twelve times...
[07:57] Uozumi
    It was thirteen.
[07:58] Nishida
    The notoriously airheaded Watarai-san!
SIGN    Have there ever been any Queens in karuta who weren't airheads?
[08:04] Nishida
    Yeah, but nearly all of the ones who defended
    their title lots of times have been oddballs.
[08:08] Nishida
    Watarai-san in particular
    is the king of airheads!
[08:10] Watarai
    Oh! Twelve was the record for
    consecutive rounds won in Queen matches!
[08:14] Uozumi
    That record was actually twenty matches.
[08:17] Uozumi
    With all the records you hold,
    what would you say we should watch for
[08:20] Uozumi
    in this year's Queen match?
SIGN    Oddball She's a ditz? Dude lolol Speed lol We know The airhead's good Watarai-san lololol lolololol Speed lolol lolol Can't take your eyes off of Watarai-san lolol We know that Watarai-san lolol lololololololol No kidding lolololololololololol
[08:23] Watarai
    The thing to watch will be their speed!
[08:26] Nishida
    She sent them flying with
    those huge sleeves!
[08:29] Kanade
    Seriously, why is she wearing that?!
[08:31] Chihaya
    But her fingers went straight
    to the right card.
SIGN    I'm gonna have to put all
    these back every time...
[08:34] Chihaya
    She's the same old Shinobu-chan.
[08:42] [POEM] Komine
    May I live to see...
[08:44] Watarai
    See? That speed!
[08:45] Watarai
    That's Haruka-chan for you!
[08:47] Lady
    Watarai-san, that was...
[08:49] Watarai
    It was just as you saw.
[08:51] Watarai
    Or rather, it was as you heard.
[08:53] Watarai
    She can distinguish "May I see" from
    "May I live" on the "I" sound!
[08:58] Uozumi
    With good game sense and accurate hearing,
[09:01] Uozumi
    Inokuma, grade 6, has won
    the Queen title four times.
[09:04] Uozumi
    You wouldn't know she's been away
    from the game for years.
[09:09] Shinobu
    I heard the rumors,
[09:11] Shinobu
    but she really isn't moving
    her cards together.
[09:14] Shinobu
    Never seen anyone like that.
[09:16] [POEM] Komine
    In the sleepy...
[09:18] Watarai
    If accuracy and speed of movement
    are Shinobu-chan's guardian spirits...
[09:22] Uozumi
    Guardian spirits? Do you
    mean guardian deities?
[09:24] Watarai
    Then the sense to distinguish
    sounds faster than anyone else
[09:27] Watarai
    is Haruka-chan's guardian... deity?
[09:30] Watarai
    And they both play defensive karuta
    with a focus on their own side.
[09:33] Shinobu
    Huh...
[09:34] Watarai
    The goddess of victory won't know how to
    call this match until the very last card.
[09:40] Shinobu
    Interesting.
[09:42] Guy
    There's the Queen's smile!
[09:43] Guy
    There it is!
[09:44] Guy
    There it is!
[09:45] Guy
    Scary... But...
SIGN    Press
[09:47] All
    This is how the Queen match should be.
SIGN    I can't!!!! They're beyond human Hurry up Too fast lolol
    What the heck? Can't can't can't can't can't can't can't lolololol
    Can't see lolol Godly skills!! Can't(lol) see(lol) any(lol) thing(lololol)
    Damn lol Slow-mo now, please
    We need a slow-motion replay
[09:50] Sumire
    No way!
[09:51] Sumire
    No matter how hard I try, I don't think
    I'll ever be able to compete with them!
[09:59] Sumire
    This isn't about how amazing
    or impossible it is.
[10:02] Sumire
    We're way past that stage.
[10:05] [POEM] Komine
    The storm will soon...
[10:07] Uozumi
    Inokuma-san took that one.
[10:08] Watarai
    Only Haruka-chan could distinguish
    between "The" sounds so quickly.
SIGN    Here's the slow-mo They move too fast Thanks for the slow-mo, staff Thanks Thanks
    Ooooooh The slow-mo makes it much easier to see Thanks Thank you
    Incredible Way easier to see Wish we had constant slow-mo <--I feel ya lol
    Whoa Slow-mo at last
[10:12] Uozumi
    The Queen match is tied at 17 cards each.
[10:16] Arata
    Are they only going to show the Queen match
    for the entire first round?
[10:20] Arata
    How's the Master match going?
[10:27] Arata
    Dr. Harada...
SIGN    ??????????????? What's up... Master lolol
    Master? Fwah... What?
[10:33] Guy
    What?
[10:34] Guy
    What was the Master looking at?
[10:37] Harada
    Even against me...
[10:39] [POEM] Komine
    As the first frost...
SIGN    I can no longer tell which chrysanthemums to pluck
[10:40] Harada
    Is he trying to control the number
    of cards we end up with?!
[10:42] Harada
    That little brat!
[10:44] Hiroshi
    It's 15 to 20... Dr. Harada's in the lead!
[10:47] Kitano
    You have to play three matches at a minimum...
[10:49] Kitano
    Your knees won't last if you
    keep lunging like that!
[10:53] Kitano
    But I guess just the fact that he made
    it here means he can die happy...
[10:57] Kitano
    Harada!
[10:59] Harada
    No problem.
[11:01] Harada
    My cushion today is a high-performance memory
    foam cushion my wife gave me for Christmas!
[11:07] Harada
    Do you have any idea how much trouble
    I've caused her to get this far?
SIGN    Oh?
    You could tell?
[11:11] Harada
    I'm going to play until I win, Suo-kun!
[11:19] Suo
    This one might be...
[11:21] Suo
    a little difficult.
[11:24] [POEM] Komine
    None are left...
[11:26] [POEM] Komine
    Since the dew atop the blades...
[11:31] Uozumi
    It's back and forth between
    Wakamiya and Inokuma.
[11:33] Uozumi
    Neither is giving an inch.
[11:35] Uozumi
    The crowd seems to be buzzing.
[11:37] Watarai
    Do you know how they're able to play
    such an evenly-matched game, Uotani-san?
[11:41] Uozumi
    It's Uozumi.
[11:42] Uozumi
    How is that, Watarai-san?
[11:44] Watarai
    Because they're playing
    karuta their own way.
[11:46] Uozumi
    Huh?
[11:47] Watarai
    Haruka-chan is more than just a challenger.
[11:50] Watarai
    She's been Queen four times.
[11:54] Guy
    I was sure Wakamiya would
    have the advantage, but...
[11:57] Lady
    There's no telling now.
[11:59] Watarai
    It's said that the air at Omi Jingu
    weakens challengers
[12:03] Watarai
    and gives strength to the Master and Queen,
[12:07] Watarai
    but look.
[12:08] Watarai
    Which one has the eyes that say,
    "I'm the Queen"?
SIGN    Her eyes are huge!
    Shinobu-chan's eyes look so intimidating!
    Those intense eyes... Mommy!
    Haruka-chan lol
[12:14] Sakura
    They're both keeping a tight
    defense on their own side.
[12:17] Sakura
    The crucial point will be when one
    of them goes for the other's side.
[12:20] Chihaya
    I would go on the attack.
[12:22] Chihaya
    But could I even do that?
[12:24] Chihaya
    Inokuma-san's placement makes
    her cards hard to take.
[12:28] [POEM] Komine
    So spring nights...
[12:30] Guy
    She attacked!
[12:30] Guy
    She got one from Inokuma's side!
[12:32] [POEM] Komine
    The sky may hold...
[12:34] Chihaya
    Inokuma-san's defense has been
    so strong. What happened?
[12:38] Chihaya
    Shinobu-chan is farther
    away, but she was faster.
[12:41] Sakura
    In a match as close as this,
    even a few centimeters matter.
[12:46] Sakura
    They both listen closely and accelerate
    their hands to take cards.
[12:50] Sakura
    The hand that has farther to
    travel can accelerate more.
[12:53] Sakura
    Haruka-san is faster at taking cards
    on her outside.
[12:57] Sakura
    She loses the cards on her inside
    to Wakamiya-san.
[13:02] Shinobu
    Does her placement really
    make cards harder to take?
[13:05] [POEM] Komine
    As friends and strangers...
SIGN    they all exchange hellos and goodbyes at the famous gates of Afusaka
[13:07] Shinobu
    I just need to bring the monks home,
    even if I get a little rough.
[13:10] Sakura
    And...
[13:11] [POEM] Komine
    Rain takes longer...
SIGN    leaving a hovering mist above the trees and grass
[13:13] Sakura
    No matter how much
    Inokuma-san has practiced
[13:15] Sakura
    to get closer to her personal prime,
[13:18] Sakura
    nothing she can do will help her take a
    one-syllable card from the young Queen.
[13:25] Haruka
    She's fast.
[13:26] Haruka
    Wakamiya-san really is good.
[13:28] Haruka
    I can't get past her.
[13:30] Haruka
    But...
[13:32] [POEM] Komine
    Impassionate gods have never seen
SIGN    the red that is the Tatsuta River
[13:36] Watarai
    One of Inokuma-san's best cards!
[13:38] Watarai
    And we saw her fist clench in victory!
[13:40] Shinobu
    Seriously? This is pissing me off.
[13:42] Shinobu
    There are too many players who
    wig out over "Impassionate."
[13:50] Shinobu
    Too many...
[13:53] Uozumi
    As you said, Watarai-san,
[13:55] Uozumi
    the goddess of victory couldn't
    make a call until the very end.
[13:57] Uozumi
    It's come down to luck of the draw.
[13:59] Uozumi
    This is Wakamiya-san's first
    luck-of-the-draw in an official match.
[14:04] Uozumi
    How's this going to end?
    Who will Lady Luck smile upon?
[14:07] Shinobu
    "How will it end"?
[14:09] [POEM] Komine
    Since I could not hide...
[14:11] Shinobu
    There's no chance these cards...
[14:15] Shinobu
    wouldn't choose me.
SIGN    people would always ask if I was pining for someone
[14:17] Uozumi
    The Queen wins the first match!
[14:19] Uozumi
    But she was forced into a luck-of-the-draw.
[14:22] Uozumi
    There's still no telling what'll
    happen in the remaining matches.
[14:25] Chihaya
    Shinobu-chan and Inokuma-san
    both played well.
[14:28] Chihaya
    How would I have played that match?
[14:30] Chihaya
    How would I...
[14:33] Chihaya
    What about Dr. Harada?
[14:34] Guy
    Nasty!
[14:35] Guy
    Nasty!
[14:36] Hiroshi
    He's nasty! And stupid, too!
[14:38] Kitano
    That idiot!
[14:40] Chihaya
    No way...
[14:41] Chihaya
    It's luck of the draw there, too?!
SIGN    Look
SIGN    May the scarlet
[14:46] [POEM] Komine
    May the scarlet kadsuras
    of Mount Afusaka...
[14:50] Uozumi
    The Master match is also settled
    with a luck-of-the-draw!
[14:53] Uozumi
    But the winner here is the
    challenger, Harada, grade 6.
[14:57] Uozumi
    Master Suo's record of
    consecutive wins ends at 12
[14:59] Uozumi
    as his 57-year-old challenger
    scores the first win!
[15:03] Suo
    I expected no less.
[15:05] Suo
    When you end up in a luck-of-the-draw,
[15:07] Suo
    your card is always the one read.
[15:09] Harada
    What are you trying to pull?
[15:15] Guy
    Suo-kun's tasteless humor
    just backfired on him.
[15:18] Guy
    He was trying to end with the same card
    differential as the Queen match,
[15:22] Guy
    but who knew it would end
    in a luck-of-the-draw?
[15:25] Guy
    Even Suo-san can't predict which card
    will be read in a luck-of-the-draw.
[15:29] Guy
    I bet he never expected to lose, though.
[15:33] All
    Serves him right!
[15:35] Sudo
    No...
[15:37] Taichi
    That's not it... Dr. Harada...
[15:41] Taichi
    Dr. Harada, Suo-san...
[15:45] Suo
    Nothing. When I realized
    this might be the last time,
[15:49] Suo
    I just wanted to sit here longer.
[15:52] Taichi
    He's planning to control
    even the number of wins
[15:54] Taichi
    so he can drag this out to five matches!
[15:58] Guy
    The second match will begin
    after lunch, at 12:45 PM.
[16:04] Guy
    Your numbered tickets will be...
SIGN    Challenger
    Harada Hideo's
    Green Room
[16:07] Nishida
    Check out Dr. Harada.
[16:09] Nishida
    He's got so many people rooting for him.
[16:12] Chihaya
    So where is he?
[16:13] Taichi
    Recovering from his fatigue, as usual.
[16:18] Taichi
    Want to talk to him?
[16:20] Chihaya
    Nah, that's okay.
[16:22] Chihaya
    I'm gonna check out somewhere else.
[16:24] Lady
    What was it again?
SIGN    Master
    Suo Hisashi's
    Green Room
[16:25] Lady
    I think it was in Harajuku...
[16:27] Sudo
    Suo-san's more popular than you'd think.
[16:30] Girl
    Being around Suo-san means
    sweets are always close by!
[16:33] Girl
    You're nicer than people
    think too, Sudo-kun.
[16:36] Girl
    Card boy!
[16:37] Sudo
    I am not!
[16:38] Sudo
    I'll be here as the challenger next year!
[16:40] Suo
    What? You got into the Nico stream,
    but it kicked you out?
[16:44] Suo
    There's a premium membership?
[16:47] Suo
    Pre... P...
[16:50] Suo
    Forget it.
SIGN    Challenger
    Inokuma Haruka's
    Green Room
[16:51] Haruka
    You know, Jin, we need to
    start weaning you soon.
[16:55] Aki
    Mommy, you have to win the next game!
[16:57] Aki
    Eat a rice ball!
[16:59] Husband
    Mommy sure is tough.
[17:01] Haruka
    Oh, I need to change your diaper!
[17:03] Husband
    I'll do that...
[17:04] Aki
    Eat it! Eat it!
[17:07] Haruka
    Thanks, Aki.
[17:13] Rion
    Hello.
[17:14] Sakura
    Rion? I thought you weren't going to come.
[17:17] Haruka
    Rion-chan! You came all this way?
[17:20] Rion
    Well, um...
[17:22] Rion
    My grandma's reading at the Prince
    Takamatsu Memorial Cup tomorrow, so...
SIGN    She'll be doing some commentating, too
[17:26] Sakura
    And you're playing?
[17:27] Haruka
    Impressive! You've got a lot of drive.
[17:29] Rion
    Oh, n-not really...
[17:31] Rion
    I need to work hard, too.
[17:33] Sakura
    If Makoto knew you were playing in
    the Prince Takamatsu Memorial Cup,
[17:36] Sakura
    I bet he'd be here, too.
[17:38] Rion
    Huh?
[17:38] Haruka
    Oh, I doubt that.
[17:40] Haruka
    He has his center exam next week.
[17:43] Rion
    I didn't tell anyone I was coming here
    for the Prince Takamatsu Memorial Cup.
[17:47] Rion
    I just stopped by on the way...
[17:48] Rion
    But you were amazing, Haruka-san!
[17:51] Rion
    The first match was great,
    and I'm sure the second...
[17:54] Haruka
    Rion-chan.
[17:57] Haruka
    Watch me, okay?
[18:00] Haruka
    Watch closely.
[18:03] Haruka
    Because this will probably be
    my last Queen match.
SIGN    Queen
    Wakamiya Shinobu's
    Green Room
[18:15] Mom
    I know it's nothing new,
[18:18] Mom
    but it sure is quiet in h—
[18:22] Shinobu
    That was so interesting...
[18:24] Shinobu
    So interesting...
[18:26] Shinobu
    Even that weird placement...
[18:29] Shinobu
    Next time, I'll do this.
[18:30] Mom
    Don't swing when you're holding chopsticks!
[18:31] Shinobu
    I'll bring them home this way.
[18:34] Shinobu
    That placement may be
    incomprehensible to most,
[18:36] Shinobu
    but it's interesting.
[18:38] Shinobu
    It's a chance to see just how
    connected I am to the cards.
[18:43] Shinobu
    She's interesting... and strong.
[18:46] Shinobu
    And fun!
[18:49] Mom
    Oh, look! What did I tell you?
[18:51] Mom
    Stop doing swings with
    those long sleeves on!
[18:54] Shinobu
    I'm sorry.
[18:57] Mom
    A kimono with long sleeves...
[18:59] Mom
    Mom really doesn't understand
    karuta at all.
[19:02] Shinobu
    I hope that doesn't stain.
[19:04] Shinobu
    I'll have to talk to the maker later...
[19:06] Mom
    And you were awfully obedient
    about wearing it.
[19:09] Shinobu
    It doesn't bother me.
[19:10] Shinobu
    I'm good, anyway.
[19:12] Mom
    And you need to be.
[19:14] Mom
    Hidakaya-san is watching, you know.
[19:16] Mom
    The Kyoto Textile Association that
    Hidakaya-san is the chairman of
[19:19] Mom
    is one of Mom's valuable constituents.
[19:23] Shinobu
    What?
[19:24] Mom
    What's that look for?
[19:26] Mom
    You know she wouldn't buy her granddaughter
    a fancy kimono like that just to show support.
[19:31] Mom
    She's a politician, and you're
    an attractive advertisement.
[19:43] Chihaya
    Excuse me.
[19:45] Mom
    Who might you be?
[19:47] Chihaya
    Oh, I'm here...
[19:48] Chihaya
    as support for Shinobu-chan,
    sort of. I brought a gift.
[19:52] Shinobu
    Chihaya, sit!
[19:53] Mom
    "Chihaya"?
[19:54] Chihaya
    Uh... Th-Thanks.
[19:56] Shinobu
    You came all the way from Tokyo?
    Must have a lot of time on your hands.
SIGN    Here
[19:59] Chihaya
    Dr. Harada is my karuta coach.
[20:02] Shinobu
    Shouldn't you be giving
    him your support, then?!
[20:04] Chihaya
    Huh? But I couldn't help it!
[20:06] Chihaya
    Dr. Harada has my total support,
[20:08] Chihaya
    but you and Inokuma-san are both my rivals!
[20:12] Shinobu
    Huh?
[20:13] Chihaya
    You couldn't even win the East Japan qualifier,
    and you call yourself my rival?
[20:14] Mom
    Is she a friend?
[20:16] Mom
    Shinobu's actually talking to her
    without saying anything mean.
[20:16] Chihaya
    So, what? You don't want
    any Snowmaru dorayaki?
[20:19] Shinobu
    I do!
[20:20] Shinobu
    I'm having one!
[20:24] (Flashback) Chihaya
    Let's play karuta again!
[20:26] (Flashback) Shinobu
    When?
[20:29] (Flashback) Chihaya
    The Queen match!
[20:31] Chihaya
    I wanted to win and come
    here as the challenger,
[20:34] Chihaya
    but the East Japan qualifier was
    on the same day as my class trip.
[20:40] Chihaya
    Oh, also, my friend and I were talking...
[20:44] Chihaya
    It might be easier to
    play if you use tasuki.
[20:47] Mom
    Tasuki?
[20:48] Mom
    She has long sleeves.
    That would look sloppy.
SIGN    We don't have tasuki, anyway
[20:52] Chihaya
    But...
[20:53] Shinobu
    A class trip?
[21:03] Guy
    It's time.
[21:05] Guy
    Competitors, please assemble
    in the Urayasu room.
[21:15] Mom
    Honestly, that girl!
    What a terrible attitude!
[21:18] Mom
    But she does have a match
    to play. Forgive her.